Definition: Enzyme of the human immunodeficiency virus that is required for post-translational cleavage of gag and gag-pol precursor polyproteins into functional products needed for viral assembly. HIV protease is an aspartic protease encoded by the amino terminus of the pol gene.
Other names HTLV-III Protease; HIV Proteinase; Protease, HTLV-III; Protease, HIV; HTLV III Protease; HIV p16 protease; p16 pol gene product, HIV; p16 protease, HIV